Collaboration Advocacy Research Education
Year in Review
COLLABORATION Uniting Beijing Universities
Asian Liver Center collaborates with Beijing Health Department and 20 top universities to launch the nation’s first university-based hepatitis B education, outreach and vaccination campaign.
Celebrating the First World Hepatitis Day in Hong Kong Asian Liver Center supported the Hong Kong Hepatitis B Free Foundation to roll out a series of public service announcements and activities to promote hepatitis B and liver cancer prevention throughout July to observe World Hepatitis Day. http://hkhepbfree.org
Partnering With the World Health Organization Asian Liver Center partnered with the World Health Organization to develop a website and awareness campaign materials for distribution in countries throughout Asia for the first World Hepatitis Day, July 28. http://www.wpro.who.int
Training Healthcare Workers in China to Stop Hepatitis B The first evidence-based online hepatitis B and safe injection training course went live in May. Testing among county and township healthcare workers in Shandong province showed its potential to improve healthcare workers’ practices nationwide. http://knowhbv.org
New Immunization Awareness Banners Debut in Laos
Asian Liver Center designed and donated 2,000 weather proof banners to the Laotian Ministry of Health to promote infant vaccination. The joint effort aims to protect babies from hepatitis B and other serious infections.
EDUCATION Freeze for Hep B!
In San Francisco, Team HBV (a national network of high schools and colleges) organized the biggest hepatitis B flash mob ever. Stunned onlookers wondered why students dressed as Hep B Heroes suddenly froze in place, and stopped to read the heroes’ signs with life-saving facts. http://teamhbv.org
Protecting Babies Across the Nation From Hepatitis B Hep B Moms partners with health departments across the U.S. to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B and educate infected mothers to get medical care. Nearly 100 different cities across the 30 jadecolored states highlighted in the map are using Hep B Moms materials in 12 different languages to educate doctors, nurses, pregnant women and their families. http://hepbmoms.org
2012 Physician’s Guide to
Hepatitis B a silent killer
Asian Liver Center Guides Doctors Developed by the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
2012 kicked off with a bang as the third edition of the Physician’s Guide was released. The prior publication was requested by thousands of doctors and hospitals around the country. This latest edition features updated evidence-based content and guidelines.
Informing the Public
Asian Liver Center produced an online animation to better inform the 1.2 billion people in China about hepatitis B and to eliminate misconceptions and stigma. http://apavhchina.org
Left to right: Ted Fang (AsianWeek), Janet Zola (SF Health Department), Dr. Howard Koh, Alan Wang (ABC News), California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Dr. Samuel So (Asian Liver Center)
Hep B Free
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Howard Koh was honored at the San Francisco Hep B Free Gala for his committment to end hepatitis B in America. He commended SF Hep B Free as a national model. Shown in the photo is Dr. Koh wearing the Hep B Hero cape!
RESEARCH Research For A Cure
To All Our Donors, Thank You For Your Generous Support!
Our research efforts continue to focus on the important aspects of early diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer. An over-abundance of proteins found only in liver cancer cells provides an efficient way to exploit these proteins for both diagnosis and treatment. Such approaches can lead to personalized clinical management and improved outcomes for patients.
Jade Sponsors ($100,000+) Ms. Pamela Fong Mr. Ho Shung Yuk (in memory of Mr. Ho Shung Pun)
Mr. & Mrs. Fong Chi Hong Dr. C.J. & Mrs. Ha Lin Yip Huang Mrs. T.S. Kwok Thomas & Linda Lau Family Foundation
Gold Sponsors ($10,000–$100,000) Chinese Cancer Memorial Foundation (Tsai Chin Charity Concert)
Mr. Paul & Mrs. Tammy Davis Good Hope Seeders Foundation Ms. Florence Lee Lui Hac Minh Foundation Dr. Laung-Terng & Mrs. Susan Wang
Donations Can Be Made to: Asian Liver Center at Stanford University 490 S. California Ave., Ste. 300 Palo Alto, CA 94306, U.S.A tel: 888.311.3331
Or Online at: http://liver.stanford.edu/ ALC/donations.html
Your charitable donation is tax deductible to the maximum extent of the law.
ADVOCACY “Without concerted action, thousands more Americans will die each year from liver cancer or liver failure…”
‐Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C 2010 Institute of Medicine Report
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HBsAg test Anti-HBs test
Hepatitis B: A Vital Sign for Asian Americans 1 in 12
Asians and Pacific Islanders is living with chronic hepatitis B. Most became infected at birth or early childhood.
2 of 3
are unaware of their infection because they have not yet been tested. Most have no symptoms and even their liver enzymes could be normal.
1 in 4
will die from liver cancer or liver disease without long term medical care.
Websites for further information: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/TestingChronic.htm http://liver.stanford.edu
Vital Signs
The Asian Liver Center launched a public service announcement campaign to remind doctors that routinely testing their Asian patients for hepatitis B is a “vital sign” for good health. This message to healthcare providers is disseminated through major medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine, and in state medical licensing newsletters.
Getting the United States to Take Action Following the 2010 Institute of Medicine report, in May 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the first ever national action plan for the prevention, care and treatment of viral hepatitis.
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Protecting the Workforce
Advocating For More Resources
Asian Liver Center continues its partnerships with multi-national corporations, including IBM and GE, with the goal to educate executives and employees to protect the workforce from hepatitis B, provide treatment and eliminate discrimination.
At the 7th Sino-U.S. Symposium on Medicine, Dr. So emphasized the need for funding to address the gaps in hepatitis and liver cancer prevention and treatment in the U.S. and China. Pictured on the right is China’s Minister of Health, Dr. Chen Zhu.